Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti conducts the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST).
Lakhs of families in the country do not have enough money to provide good education to their children. In such a situation, several children are not able to get an education despite being talented. But do you know that the Government of India runs many such schools in which accommodation and food are also free along with studies? This can be a good step for the nation, which aims to be called ‘Developed’ by 2047. Here, we have all the information about such government boarding schools. In these schools, they can provide education to their children despite being poor.
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is present all over the country and provides free education to students. Admission is given in these schools in classes 6 and 9. Apart from this, the student can also take admission in class 11. The school charges no fee from the students. Only a nominal fee is charged in the name of Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi from classes 9 to 12.
For admission to these schools, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti conducts the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST). Admission to the school is based on this entrance exam. For admission in class 6 at Navodaya Vidyalaya, the age should be between 10 and 12 years, and for admission in class 9, the age should be between 13 and 15 years.
Eklavya Model Residential School
Eklavya Model Residential Schools are run by the National Tribal Students Committee under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Only children from the Scheduled Tribe category are admitted to Eklavya schools. Education, boarding and lodging are all free in these schools. Eklavya Model Residential Schools offer education from classes 6 to 12. Admission to these schools is through an entrance exam.
Atal Awasiya Vidyalaya
Atal Awasiya Vidyalaya is run by the Uttar Pradesh government. Under this scheme, education is provided to the children of registered labourers in the entire state. For admission to Atal Awasiya Vidyalaya, one has to pass the entrance exam while the admission is done in classes 6 to 9.
